"Kinder/Gentler"
"Compassionate Conservatism"
(Insert Jeb's tagline softening conservatism here)
Why can't Republicans stand and make the case for true conservatism?
GW called himself a “compassionate conservative”. He was solidly pro-life, so I voted for him both times.
I’d call him a moderate now after time to think about it.
Nonetheless, a lot of us conservatives voted for him, and almost went to war for him over hanging chads.
“Why can’t Republicans stand and make the case for true conservatism?”
Because there aren’t enough real men in this country to support that.
Look what has happened to our boys over the last generation or so:
http://washingtonexaminer.com/on-masquelinity-and-the-war-on-poverty/article/2542416
We no longer have the male numbers to respect hard truths.